Sun-Netscape Alliance to Release Server Based on J2EE

Expected Release in January

December 6, 1999

The Sun-Netscape Alliance today unveiled its iPlanet Application Server
6.0 software, an application server that will provide a development platform
based on the Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) standard.

Version 6.0 is expected to start shipping in January.

This version of iPlanet Application Server fulfills the Alliance's
promise to deliver a single, next-generation application server to meet the
needs of companies deploying large, transactional Web sites, according to a
statement issued by the company.

Features new to version 6.0 include: application server tools
(e.g., Forte for Java and Community Edition), leverage of tools from Sun and
Netscape, full J2EE support and container-managed persistence/object
relational mapping and management. The server software can be closely
integrated with IDEs (such as Symantec Visual Cafe and Inprise Jbuilder),
and leverage capabilities from products like Macromedia's Dreamweaver. The
application server also provides direct access to application programming
interfaces.

The Alliance anticipates that iPlanet Application Server 6.0 will receive
J2EE certification later this month, as it offers all the benefits of the
open Java technology standard combined with its deployment capabilities and
backward compatibility for Sun NetDynamics and Netscape Application Server
applications.

IPlanet Application Server 6.0 is designed to provide seamless migration
for applications that support core J2EE technologies. It also integrates
key features of Sun and Netscape applications.

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